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藥蜀葵

joek6 suk6 kwai4

yao4 shu3 kui2

marshmallow

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

藥蜀葵

This word was added by tym on 13th Jan 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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藥 joek6 ngok6 ok6 yao4 yue4 lun4 shuo4 - drugs; medicine; poison
蜀 suk6 shu3 - Shu, name of an ancient state in what is Szech
葵 kwai4 kui2 - certain big flowering plants

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